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"If God is for us, why is all this happening to us?" That is the question at the heart of Christian faith. For those wrestling with doubt, trauma, and systemic injustice, this panel of leading scholars—Dr. Frederick Haynes III, Dr. Esau McCaulley, Dr. Sarita Lyons, and Rev. R. Janae Pitts-Murdock—delivers a courageous and urgent theological response. They argue that questioning God is not a failure of faith, but an act of worship. Find out when your questions become spiritually dangerous and how the Black church tradition has uniquely battled the "Slave Bible Hermeneutic."

Discussion Highlights & Clips:

(04:02) Can God Handle My Questions? The Biblical foundation for doubt (Abraham, Job, Jesus).
(09:24) The "Gideon Question": Why are we still catching hell? Systemic bigotry & white Christian nationalism.
(13:21) Trauma and the Cross: Why God didn't use His omnipotence to stop my suffering.
(20:08) The Slave Bible Hermeneutic that survives today.
(27:13) The danger of external focus: We need a Jesus who can fix me.
(35:08) Creating SAFE SPACE in the church for questions.
(43:18) I have heavy doubt and feel I'm losing my faith. Is doubt a sin?
(55:09) Spiritual warfare and the limits of apologetics.
(1:07:44) The Final Answer: Questioning God vs. Asking a Question.

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